In a message of , Terry Russell (1:2215/110) writes:
 TR> I don't think it has anything to do with "sides" but more to do with
 TR> evaluating the information you have and comming to a conclusion based
 TR> on that.

Sure sides come in to it.. Just look at you and me.. You will always go with
the negitive side, just like the IGO thing.. Even thought there was plenty to
counter it, that was the side you picked righ from the start.. Just check any
of your posts... I went the route to see what I could find on it and what
Atari had to say about it..  That is the sides of the fence I am refering
to..  

 TR> This may be true, I have no idea. I am sure that any information that
 TR> is public can be made to point whatever way is desired. I am sure you
 TR> will agree.

No for the most part I will not agree..  When the infomation that is puplic
and also relivent to the government I think the info would be factual.. If
not a Corp could very easily get in trouble with a government offices called
the IRS, State and Local tax departments, ect...

 TR> Most of us, means just that. For the most part even the most loyal
 TR> Atari followers have openly stated opinions that would tend to cast
 TR> doupt on alot of things Atari has stated as fact. only later to be
 TR> dismissed as hype or yet

I said Atari has made mistakes, I think a lot of people would agree with
that.. But your statement was refered to Most in relation to fairy tales,
ect...

 TR> another fact that did not happen in time... A good example of this
 TR> currently would be Atari's claims that they were going to do a HUGE
 TR> advertising blitz for the 95 Christmas season. It never happened.
 TR> Maybe they changed their minds for good reasons, maybe not. The end
 TR> result though was it NEVER happened contrary to what both the CEO and
 TR> the President of Atari claimed many times before Christmas.

Your example is very good here, in fact good for both of our examples...
First as you say, they said there was going to be a advertising blitz just
before Xmas.. This is very true, and as you say they changed their minds..
There reasons have already been explained,,
But there are two things in your example that are not true also, where they
come from I do not know, other then it was not from Atari, but apperently
some other source.. May be you even added em on you own, or read it some
where I do not know...  

1  The release from Atari never said HUGE, they just stated to watch for an
advertising blitz just before XMAS...

2  It was as far as I know only released once, not many times as you say..
Now it may have been reprinted at several places, but there was only one
annoucement about it..  Also for you info the reason it did not happen was
also released only once and also befor Xmas...


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